创作的行为是一种信仰的行为。

The moment you stop trying to be better is the moment you start to die.

The novel is a lie that tells the truth, a lie that is more true than reality itself.

To name something is to bring it into existence, to give it a place in the world.

时间在被小齿轮滴答作响时是死的；只有当钟停止时，时间才会复活。